Home > News & Media > News Articles News Articles Search Sort by Newest to Oldest Oldest to Newest Filter to All Article Article Appointment of an Expert Advisory Group to guide the development of a National Carer Gateway24 June 2015Carers Australia welcomes the announcement of a new Expert Advisory Group which is to guide the co-design of the National Carer Gateway announced in the Federal Budget. Read more Article Government provides additional Young Carer Bursaries to meet high need22 June 2015An additional 150 young carers began to receive bursary payments last week in response to the high demand and need for financial assistance to participate in education evidenced in the first round of Young Carer Bursary applications for 2015. Read more Article Greater Consumer Choice across Community Aged Care Programmes Welcome12 May 2015Carers Australia, along with other members with the National Aged Care Alliance (NACA), welcomes the announcement that, from 2018, the Home Care Packages Programme and the Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) will be integrated into a single, integrated community care programme to serve the needs of the aged and their carers. Read more Article Carers Australia encouraged by plan for integrated carer supports12 May 2015Tonight’s Federal Budget announcement that the Government will be investing $33.7m over 4 years in an Integrated Plan for Carer Support Services (IPCSS) for Australia’s family and friend carers promises to bring with it a range of benefits to the 2.7 million Australians who provide care to one or more people with disability, a chronic health condition, a mental illness or disorder, a terminal illness, or who are frail aged. Read more Article “A place to proudly call home for people with disability” – release of the Every Australian Counts survey24 April 2015The release today of the Every Australian Counts survey on housing needs and preferences for people with disability provides a vivid account of the shortfall in suitable housing in this sector and its impacts on individuals. Read more Article 150 extra young carer bursaries for 20152 April 2015In response to the high demand for bursaries in the 2015 application process, the Government has committed an additional $450,000 for a further 150 bursaries at $3,000 each. Read more Article Carers Australia Federal Budget Submission 2015-166 February 2015Carers Australia has made a submission to the Australian Government recommending a number of actions which we hope will be incorporated into the 2015-16 Federal Budget. Read more Article Increased support for people suffering severe behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia will benefit carers4 February 2015Carers Australia welcomes Assistant Minister Fifield’s announcement that the government will use the remaining $54.5 million from the over-subscribed and now defunct Dementia Supplement to provide support to residential aged care providers through mobile teams of clinical experts, which will assist residents experiencing severe behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (known as BPSD). Read more Article Carers Australia welcomes the release of the National Carer Strategy3 August 2011Carers Australia welcomes the release of the National Carer Strategy today by the Australian Government. Read more Article Carer Recognition Bill passed – a significant step forward for Australia’s carers28 October 2010Carers Australia welcomes the passing of the Carer Recognition bill through the Senate yesterday. The Carer Recognition Bill establishes a legislative framework to increase recognition and awareness of Australia’s 2.9 million carers. Read more Page 11 of 11:1...91011